Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)
The Lord Extolled for His Goodness.
A Psalm of Praise, of David.
145 I will (A)extol You, (B)my God, O King,
And I will (C)bless Your name forever and ever.
2 Every day I will bless You,
And I will (D)praise Your name forever and ever.
3 (E)Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised,
And His (F)greatness is unsearchable.
4 One (G)generation shall praise Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty acts.
5 On the (H)glorious [a]splendor of Your majesty
And (I)on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
6 Men shall speak of the [b]power of Your (J)awesome acts,
And I will (K)tell of Your greatness.
7 They shall [c]eagerly utter the memory of Your (L)abundant goodness
And will (M)shout joyfully of Your righteousness.
8 The Lord is (N)gracious and merciful;
Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.
14 The Lord has issued a command concerning [a]you:
“[b]Your name will (A)no longer be perpetuated.
I will cut off [c](B)idol and [d]image
From the house of your gods.
I will prepare your (C)grave,
For you are contemptible.”
15 [e]Behold, (D)on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news,
Who announces peace!
(E)Celebrate your feasts, O Judah;
Pay your vows.
For (F)never again will the [f]wicked one pass through you;
He is (G)cut off completely.
The Overthrow of Nineveh
2 [g]The one who (H)scatters has come up against [h]you.
Man the fortress, watch the road;
[i]Strengthen your back, [j]summon all your strength.
2 For the Lord will restore the (I)splendor of Jacob
(J)Like the splendor of Israel,
Even though devastators have devastated them
And (K)destroyed their vine branches.
Examine Yourselves
13 (A)This is the third time I am coming to you. (B)Every [a]fact [b]is to be confirmed by the [c]testimony of two or three witnesses. 2 I have previously said when present the second time, and though now absent I say in advance to those who have (C)sinned in the past and to all the rest as well, that (D)if I come again I will not (E)spare anyone, 3 since you are (F)seeking for proof of the (G)Christ who speaks in me, and who is not weak toward you, but (H)mighty in you. 4 For indeed He was (I)crucified because of weakness, yet He lives (J)because of the power of God. For we also are (K)weak [d]in Him, yet (L)we will live with Him because of the power of God directed toward you.
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